In spite of the Philippines’ stellar position among countries with viable track records in gender equality, there is
still a need to propagate such advocacy to the widest audience as possible. As such, the study aimed to determine school
community awareness on Gender and Development (GAD) in a higher education institution as a potential basis for its
comprehensive dissemination. Twenty-two faculty members, eleven administrative staff and fifty-two graduating students
participated in the investigation. A researcher-made questionnaire was crafted to cull out respondents’ GAD perceptions
and impressions. Likert scale in conjunction with mean and ranking scheme was utilized.
Faculty members, staff and students of Polytechnic University of the Philippines – Sto. Tomas Branch, as a
whole, are found aware of GAD. While they are moderately aware of gender issues and government agencies integrating
GAD plan to programs, projects and activities, however, they are aware of gender roles an